NameThatPlant.net: Conradina canescens

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Conradina canescens FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conradina canescens FAMILY Lamiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Gray Rosemary, Conradina

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Conradina canescens FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Conradina canescens FAMILY Lamiaceae

362

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub, pine flatwoods, riverine sandbars, per Weakley's Flora

Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite & fascicled, appearing whorled

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Lavender/White/Purple (with purple spots on lower lip)
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring
Nutlet

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